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C’garh population at 3.15 cr, literacy a concern
AS Chhattisgarh prepares for its next major census phase scheduled for early 2027, estimated data from the Directorate of Economics and Statistics has revealed a stark and deeply concerning reality: over 1 crore 4 lakh people in the state are still completely illiterate.
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June 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Thrissur
Russian drones kill four, damage Chernobyl nuclear storage facility
RUSSIA fired waves of drones and other munitions at Ukraine on Sunday, killing at least five people and damaging a nuclear storage facility in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, Ukrainian officials said.
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June 08, 2026
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Auditing the climate
Greenhouse gas auditors are building careers at the intersection of sustainability, science and global carbon markets
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June 08, 2026
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Centre to manage highway lights using internet
TO enhance highway safety, energy efficiency and maintenance of street lightings, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is set to roll out a centralised web-based street light monitoring system (CCMS).
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June 08, 2026
The New Indian Express Thrissur
Festival gunfire injures 12, two critical in Ohio
GUNFIRE erupted Saturday near a busy street festival in Ohio, wounding at least 12 people and sending some eventgoers scrambling for cover while others rushed to help the victims.
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June 08, 2026
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Divine intervention fails to stop arrest of criminal
AN inter-state drug smuggler’s quest for the removal of ‘planetary bad effects’ from his birth horoscope landed him in Rajasthan police net at a temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain.
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June 06, 2026
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Rumesh's 92.62m second-best in Asia
JAVELIN in the Commonwealth Games could turn out to be a fascinating contest between three Asian throwers.
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June 06, 2026
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WILL RBI BE FORCED TO RAISE RATES IN FY27?
THE Reserve Bank of India’s decision to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% may have offered temporary relief to borrowers, but the central bank’s sharply revised inflation outlook has reopened a debate on whether rate hikes could return later in FY27.
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June 06, 2026
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Cancer cases up in HP, clamour for ban on hazardous pesticides grows
HIMACHAL Pradesh is facing a growing cancer crisis that environmentalists and health experts increasingly link to the excessive use of pesticides, fertilisers, and other chemicals in farming and horticulture.
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June 06, 2026
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Deportation of 4 women declared as foreigners by Assam tribunal stayed
THE Supreme Court has recently stayed the deportation of four women detained after being declared foreigners by a Foreigners Tribunal in Assam.
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June 06, 2026
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Zverev one step away from glory
ALEXANDER Zverev moved to the verge of a long-awaited first Grand Slam title as the second seed saw off Jakub Mensik in four sets to reach his second French Open final on Friday.
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June 06, 2026
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CBSE files plaint over cyber attacks
AFTER weeks of technical glitches that disrupted the re-evaluation process for Class XII students, the CBSE on Friday lodged a complaint with the Delhi Police, citing coordinated cyber attacks on its post-result services portal.
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June 06, 2026
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Rift with JMM widens as Cong names RS candidate
IN yet another twist to Rajya Sabha polls, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is likely to field its candidates on both Rajya Sabha seats.
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June 06, 2026
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WAYS TO BRACE FOR A SUPER EL NIÑO
INTO today’s polycrisis of wars and oil shocks, the World Meteorological Organization has dropped a climate bombshell: there is an 80 percent chance a significant El Niño will take hold by mid-2026, with odds rising above 90 percent that it will persist well into winter.
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June 06, 2026
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‘Bit disturbed’ Rahul ups ante, says Great Nicobar project not about def
CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the Modi government’s argument that the Great Nicobar Island project is about defence and a transshipment port is a ‘lie’ and alleged that it is actually about helping a businessman build hotels and casinos on India’s most irreplaceable ecological land.
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June 06, 2026
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Rollout of Smart Border to enhance security soon, assures Shah in Tripura
UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that India would soon introduce pilot projects for smart borders at multiple locations, which will entail use of drones, sensors and smart fencing to enhance security and surveillance.
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June 06, 2026
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Hydroelectric project over Chenab fasttracked
AFTER a year of putting the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) on hold, the government has accelerated the stalled Kirthai Stage II Hydroelectric Project in Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, on the Chenab river.
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June 06, 2026
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All financial numbers are genuine: Rajesh Exports
EMBATTLED Rajesh Exports said on Friday that it has never indulged in any misreporting and all its filings, financial numbers including revenue, are genuine.
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June 06, 2026
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Bengaluru's defence-technology ecosystem gathers pace
BENGALURU is seeing growing activity in defence technology, aerospace manufacturing, autonomous systems and defence electronics as companies expand manufacturing and engineering operations and the state pushes new defence-related industrial projects.
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June 06, 2026
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Bengal CM, state BJP president rush to Delhi to get portfolios fixed
WEST Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari rushed to Delhi on Friday, the day 35 BJP MLAs sworn in as ministers were scheduled to get their portfolios. State BJP president Samik Bhattacharya had left for Delhi on Thursday.
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June 06, 2026
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Anthropic calls for pause on advanced AI development
ARTIFICIAL intelligence company Anthropic has called for a coordinated global pause on the development of the most powerful AI systems, warning that rapid advances could leave humans unable to control future generations of the technology.
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June 06, 2026
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After conducting trials, IWLF decides not to send team for Youth Worlds
ONLY a few days ago, the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) organised selection trials to pick the national team for the IWF World Youth Championships scheduled in Cali, Colombia from July 5 to 11.
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June 06, 2026
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Ivory Coast shock France; Spain held
AMAD Diallo scored a late winner as Ivory Coast stunned France 2-1 in a World Cup warm-up match in Nantes on Thursday.
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June 06, 2026
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TMC in Lok Sabha stares at split
20 MPs may form a separate bloc and drift away from TMC, similar to the coup in Assembly
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June 06, 2026
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CIL unveils plans to boost coal output
COAL India Limited (CIL) on Friday announced several measures to enhance coal availability for non-regulated sector (NRS) consumers, reduce import dependence, and meet rising industrial demand.
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June 06, 2026
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Digvijaya corners govt on NEET leak
AMID the NEET-UG paper leak row, Congress MP and parliamentary panel chairman Digvijaya Singh on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the government to issue a white paper on the instances of leaks or irregularities in NTA-conducted examinations in the last eight years and the action taken on them.
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June 06, 2026
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In a first, AI used to monitor meals prepared for railway passengers
IN a first-of-its-kind initiative, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now being used to monitor meals prepared for railway passengers.
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June 04, 2026
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Sabalenka shocked, qualifier Chwalinska's dream run continues
ARYNA Sabalenka’s bid for a first French Open title was left in tatters as she fell apart in a bizarre defeat by Russian 25th seed Diana Shnaider in the quarter-finals on Wednesday.
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June 04, 2026
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Govt, RBI dismiss report of selling gold worth $12 billion
THE government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday dismissed as fake a media report claiming that the central bank had sold gold worth about $12 billion from the country’s foreign exchange reserves, asserting that India’s gold holdings remain largely unchanged.
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June 04, 2026
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Record $2 bn drone procurement to boost defence preparedness planned
INDIA is preparing to place military drone orders worth more than $2 billion with domestic manufacturers this year, a move that would mark the country’s largest-ever acquisition of unmanned aerial systems as it seeks to accelerate military modernisation and strengthen operational readiness.
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